The big number always seems to be there. The big number is the amount of money the U.S. federal government invests in information technology. In constant dollars, that number has hovered slightly above or slightly below $80 billion per year since 2007, according to TechAmerica. That funding level is an inviting target for vendors and is frequently cited as the size of the federal IT market. Of course, there is no single federal IT market. Each agency makes its own decisions, thus creating multiple “markets” for vendors to address.
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Choppy Waters Ahead for the Federal IT Market, Part 1
Posted by: John K. Higgins November 21, 2011 05:00 AMThe big number always seems to be there. The big number is the amount of money the U.S. federal government invests in information technology. In constant dollars, that number has hovered slightly above or slightly below $80 billion per year since 2007, according to TechAmerica. That funding level is an inviting target for vendors and is frequently cited as the size of the federal IT market. Of course, there is no single federal IT market. Each agency makes its own decisions, thus creating multiple “markets” for vendors to address.